making headlines | Using AI to combat the corona-virus pandemic

The top stories from around the world.

April 13, 2020

The top stories.

Here’s a collection of the key stories on the web + in broadcast media — on the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) software being used in several ways to take-on the world-wide corona-virus pandemic.

How AI is helping find a cure. How optimistic should we be about the impact of artificial intelligence in a pandemic? The re-Code blog is uncovering + explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us.

Researchers used AI to mine through existing medical information to find drugs that they say might be helpful for tackling the novel corona-virus. The re-Code blog is uncovering + explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us.

AI helped spot an early warning about the outbreak, and researchers have used flight traveler data to figure out where the novel corona-virus could pop up next. The re-Code blog is uncovering + explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us.

publication:ZD Nettag line: Trends, tech, and opportunities that matter to IT professionals + decision makers.story title: AI and the corona-virus fight: how artificial intelligence is taking-onread | story

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From moderating social media to unpicking the very essence of corona-virus, AI is helping tackle the pandemic in all manner of ingenious ways.

group: by CBS + Viacomtag line: Truly premium content, at true scale.

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publication:Forbestag line: The defining voice of entrepreneurial capitalism.blog: Cognitive Worldstory title: How artificial intelligence can help fight corona-virusread | story

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Artificial intelligence and genetic applied science are making it easier, faster, and cheaper to understand — how the virus spreads, how to manage it, and how to contain its devastating effects. The Cognitive World blog is a think-tank, knowledge hub and eco-system for AI transformation.